Maccullochella peelii
Murray Cod at Jerrabomberra, NSW
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| Maccullochella peelii | Walker | 17 Mar 2022 | |
| Maccullochella peelii | SteveBorkowskis | 17 Mar 2022 |
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Murray Cod found floating on the edge of the lake, after further inspection found 'lip gripper' attached. Fish had been accidentally released with grippers attached and eventually died. I've seen this on numerous occasions over the years, I've been a keen angler my entire life and I'm not a fan of this device.
3 comments
29 Apr 2022
Steve would you be ok if I posted this on Canberra Social fishing - Lip grips on cod are something I don't like at all. Matt
29 Apr 2022
Hi Matt, no problem feel free to use the photo wherever you like. I feel that an increasing number of people fishing these days have good intentions about returning native fish in a good condition, but may not realise they are causing harm, so any education is a good thing.
Location information
- Places Jerrabomberra, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- SteveBorkowskis Recorded by
- Less than 1m Depth of sighting
Collections
- SteveBorkowskis Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Maccullochella peelii Temperate Perch including Cods and Blackfish Native Fish Fish
Species information
- Maccullochella peelii Scientific name
- Murray Cod Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 582.39m Recorded at altitude
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